May 2, 2022
Mets DFA eight-time All-Star Cano
Robinson Cano's time with the New York Mets appears to be at an end. The NL East leaders designated the eight-time All-Star infielder for assignment on Monday.
TSN.ca Staff
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Robinson Cano's time with the New York Mets appears to be at an end.
The NL East leaders designated the eight-time All-Star infielder for assignment on Monday.
RHP Yoan López has been optioned to Triple-A following last night’s game and today infielder Robinson Canó has been designated for assignment, bringing the roster to 26 players.
— New York Mets (@Mets) May 2, 2022
Cano, 39, had returned to the team after missing all of 2021 due to a second PED violation.
In 12 games in 2022, Cano was batting .195 with eight hits, a home run and three runs batted in over 41 at-bats.
A native of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Cano was in his 17th big league season and third in Queens. Cano still has one more year after this season at $24 million remaining on the 10-year, $240 million deal he signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2014.
A World Series winner with the New York Yankees in 2009, for his career, Cano is a .302 hitter with 2,632 hits, 335 HR, 1,305 RBI and an OPS of .842 in 2,246 career games.
The Mets also announced that right-handed reliever Yoan Lopez has been optioned to Triple-A. Both moves take the team's roster to 26 players.
The Mets (16-7) host the Atlanta Braves (10-13) on Monday night at Citi Field.